Food Review: Maggie’s Cosy Cottage, 29 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, G69 6DY

Maggies cosy cottage Baillieston Glasgow
Food Review Outside Maggie's Cosy Cottage, Baillieston
Outside Maggie’s Cosy Cottage, Baillieston

Maggie’s Cosy Cottage is located in one of the few old building left in Baillieston.  A small indeed cosy building with a cafe at one side and a takeaway/bakery at the other side. We had visited the same location in  2009 when it was known as the Cottage Cafe (it now has new owners as well as a new name).

Food Review Outside Maggie's Cosy Cottage, Baillieston
Food Review Outside Maggie’s Cosy Cottage, Baillieston

Inside it was warm and tables filled every possible space,  it was busy too and seemed to be popular with locals.

Food Review Inside Maggie's Cosy Cottage, Baillieston
Food Review Inside Maggie’s Cosy Cottage, Baillieston

The shop side sells baked goods as well as chocolates, jams etc.

Maggies cosy cottage Baillieston Glasgow
Food Review Menu Maggie’s Cosy Cottage, Baillieston

We were were quickly seated and handed menus.  A good selection of items such as breakfasts, toasties and main meals such as mac & cheese etc.

Maggies cosy cottage Baillieston Glasgow
Food Review Food! Maggie’s Cosy Cottage, Baillieston

A big pot of loose leaf tea was delivered.  Good tea – not watery.

Maggies cosy cottage Baillieston Glasgow
Breakfast £4.99

Not the best breakfast by any means, scrambled egg which was like a scrambled-poached hybrid, cold beans, undercooked potato scone, cremated sausage, but we were hungry so ate the lot. This also came with mixed toast and a Mrs.Bridges jam and marmalade.

Maggies cosy cottage Baillieston Glasgow
Bacon, pancakes & maple syrup £3.99

Pancakes courtesy of Brownings from Kilmarnock, which were nice with 2 small rashers of bacon (only looks like 1 in the photo) – the bacon wasn’t the greatest but it was passable, and where else save a Wetherspoons pub are you going to find this for £3.99?

Overall, it’s cheap and sorta cheerful. Friendly staff and the shop/deli area had some decent items (mostly from the Browings range) but it’s not somewhere we’ll be rushing back to but then there’s not much choice for sitting-in in the Baillieston area.

 

Emma

Emma

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I am Emma and with my husband Mark write Foodie Explorers, which is a food and travel website.

I am a member of the Guild of Food Writers and British Guild of Travel Writers.

We have a wide range of judging experience covering products, hotels and have judged, for example, for Great Taste Awards and Scottish Baker of the Year.

Along the way Mark gained WSET Level 2 in Wine and I have WSET Level 2 in Spirits as well as picking up an award with The Scotsman Food and Drink Awards.    

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